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Sick Week Day 2 Video From KSR, Drag, Drive, Repeat, And Alex Taylor: This Day Did Not Go To Plan For Everyone!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 2 video blog post from Sick Week 2026 and that means Kevin and the KSR crew, Alex Taylor, and the Drag Drive Repeat boys are...

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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: UTV Race Of Champions Is Today, This Is King of the Hammers Livestream Action From Johnson Valley!

Off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026 continues right here! We’ve got the livestream rocking right here from start to finish, so make sure you tune in and...

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What If You Could Buy A $25K EV Truck or SUV That You Can Repair Yourself? Does That Change The Game? Meet The Slate Truck

One of the many complaints that automotive enthusiasts have about electric vehicles is that they can’t work on them themselves because they are dangerous and require special tools. And while...

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Sick Week Day 2 Video: Backroads, Cooling Systems, Suspension, And Soooo Much More. Testing Real Drg and Drive Streetability

It’s been a wild Sick Week 2026 so far, with lots of carnage, freezing cold, heat and humidity, and everything in between. There is no way there aren’t going to be even more upsets after...

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Day 8: Shannon and Jess Campbell’s King of the Hammers 2026 Daily Adventures: Watch All Of Their King of the Hammers 2026 Videos Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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Ed Iskenderian, The CamFather And Hot Rodding’s Oldest Living Legend, Has Died At The Age Of 104. Thanks For All The Speed Ed!

Ed Iskenderian, at 104 years old, was the oldest living hot rodder on earth! And as my friend David Freiburger wrote on Facebook, “If you define ‘hot rodding pioneer’ as...

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The Camaro TRAR Or The Kids In The Photos? Which Is Cooler?

When BangShifter Tyler Garrett, who drives a 4000 horsepower Coast Guard Cutter by the way, sent us this Craigslist ad for a 4th Gen Camaro TRAR (Truck Car), the email just said “Welcome to...

The “WTF?” Files: NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch Testifies That His Ex-Girlfriend Is A Trained Assassin

It’s been a bit since we had heard of any NASCAR-sourced weirdness, but the strange headlines are always sure to come around eventually. In this case, it’s Kurt Busch and the domestic...

NAIAS 2015: Cadillac CTS-V, Ram Rebel, And More Ford GT News

Day two of the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is still rife with new vehicles and other interesting bits. Here’s some of the more interesting pieces from Tuesday’s...

A Final Parting Shot For The Wagon War: 1969 Chevrolet Impala 396

I’m grinding my teeth saying that I concede to Brian…it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort, and I will maintain that the Savoy he posted up was a race car that was chosen simply...

Will The New 5.0L Cummins Diesel V8 Save The Nissan Titan? We’re Dying To Drive One!

With compound turbos, dual overhead cam heads, loads of Cummins engineering behind it and 555 lb/ft of torque to churn the ground with, the new Cummins 5.0L V8 which made its world debut in the...

Epic BangShifter Mike “Rocket Man” Franks Has Passed Away.

It’s with a heavy heart, and our condolences to his wife Donna and family, that we announce that Mike “Rocket Man” Franks passed away this past weekend. Mike was a dedicated father,...

Watch Some Crazy Brits Make A Mini All Wheel Drive And Turbocharged! Part 2

This has to be one of the greatest build videos we’ve ever seen. Not only do these guys from Bad Obsession Motorsport have a great sense of humor, they have after all named this thing Project...

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This Video Of A 330ft Outlaw Golf Cart Race From Cecil County Dragway In Maryland Is Awesome – Stick Shifts, Motorcycle Engines, Crazy!

Golf carts are ever present at the drags these days. They are used to ferry crew members around, tow race cars, run to grab race fuel, haul tires, and whatever else needs to be done during racing...

TI Automotive Will Sponsor Riley Motorsports’ Dodge Viper GT3-Rs In 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Season

It’s good news for the Riley Motorsports TUDOR teams, as their Dodge Viper GT3-Rs have a new sponsor for the 2015 season. As you will remember, FCA pulled sponsorship of the Vipers early last...

Barnstormin’: A Family Trip Through Space, Time, And 18 Drag Strips

It was an innocent suggestion from my eight year old son when we asked him what type of stuff he’d like to do on an upcoming family road trip we were going to take before Christmas from Boston...

A British Airways Boeing 777 Set A New Speed Record Across The Atlantic – Just Barely Under The Speed Of Sound!

A British Airways Boeing 777-200 just set a speed record on the New York-London route by using the jet stream to bring the wide body jet to within 16 mph of the speed of sound. BA114 completed the...

Cars and Coffee Photos: More Muscle, More Exotics, and More Awesome Stuff Than You Can Shake A Stick At

(Photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Yesterday we brought you the first half of Kaleb Kelley’s awesome photos from the Plano, Texas Cars and Coffee get together. While this meet happened a few...

Blog War: One Last Round…The Long-Roof War Has To End

He won’t stop. I don’t know how the hell he does it, but he just won’t stop. I don’t know if he’s paying me back for a Vegas adventure from a few years ago, or if this...

Blog War Secret Weapon: An Immaculate 1939 Ford Woody Wagon 4×4 – This Thing Is AMAZING

Look, we’ve both rolled out wagons with crappy fake woodgrain on the sides but I’m the first to actually drop the woody hammer in this blog war and I am dropping it HARD. My choice for...